Earlier: Distance makes the heart grow fonder — just apparently not in college football. Earlier this week, Urban Meyer, when asked if he misses Bret Bielema in the Big Ten, was not shy about saying, “No, I’m good with Gary [Andersen].”

Today, Bielema got his chance to respond publicly, on ESPNU’s College Football Daily:

“The feeling’s mutual,” -Bret Bielema, on College Football Live when asked about Urban Meyer’s reaction on if he missed Bielema.